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Abstract This study was on a critical analysis of the insecurity and its implication on economic growth in Nigeria. two objectives were raised which included: To find out the effect of insecurity on business and to find out the effect of foreign direct investment. A total of 77 responses were received and validated from the enrolled participants where all respondents were drawn from selected residents in Kaduna state. Hypothesis was ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Primarily, a stock market is the place where companies can raise money to make their businesses bigger and better. Companies raise money by selling shares or stocks to investors. At the same time, the stock market gives investors an opportunity to invest in these companies and benefit from any profit they can make. A stock market can also be called a capital ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Primarily, a stock market is the place where companies can raise money to make their businesses bigger and better. Companies raise money by selling shares or stocks to investors. At the same time, the stock market gives investors an opportunity to invest in these companies and benefit from any profit they can make. A stock market can also be called a capital ...

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the survey of the factors Affecting the Growth of Co-operative Society in Enugu Metropolis, 2003 – 2005. In pursuance of this investigation, this research work covers five chapters: chapter one deals with introduction, background of the study, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, significance of the study, delimitation of the study, research questions, assumption and definition terms. Chapter two examines the ...

ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of Micro Finance Banks on individuals, small scale Business e.t.c. It shows the extent Micro Finance can achieve the following: (1)    Poverty eradication, if not totally but to a large extent. (2)    Increase wealth by reducing the gap between the rich and the poor on the long run. (3)  Provision and availability of funds by administration of micro credit programmes. (4) Providing information to enhance the ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special education, grade retention, and leaving school prior to high school graduation, which in turns facilitates the growth and performance of schools (Smith, 2002). Factors that affect the growth and performance of ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The impact of Small Scale Enterprises to the development cannot be neglected in every economy, more especially developing nations where sustainable economic development is highly desirable small business enterprises have such a crucial impact to play in the development of an economy in such a way that they cannot be ignore (Lawal, 1993). According to Osuagwu (2001) small business enterprises involves the ...

ABSTRACT Unemployment has been one of the most persistent and unmanageable problems facing all industrial countries of the world. It has been noted as a macroeconomic and social problem. In October 1982 the 13th International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopted a new resolution concerning the statistics of the economically active employment and unemployment they defined unemployment.

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Primarily, a stock market is the place where companies can raise money to make their businesses bigger and better. Companies raise money by selling shares or stocks to investors. At the same time, the stock market gives investors an opportunity to invest in these companies and benefit from any profit they can make. A stock market can also be called a capital ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     Introduction 1.1     Background of the Study  Monetary policies are pursued to control inflationary trends by maintaining price stability, achieve and promote full employment and achieve positive economic growth. In pursuing its monetary policies, the Central Bank of a country can use various tools which include open market operations (sale and repurchase of government securities), placing a ceiling on bank lending and raising the reserve requirements”. According to ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The agricultural sector in Nigeria was a source of foreign prior to the discovery of oil in commercial quantity. Then Nigeria was reckoned with the production and export of groundnut, cocoa, rubber, and other agricultural crops in Nigeria. The discovery of oil at large exploration in the 1970s turned the tide against the agricultural sector in favor of the oil sector. For ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Over the years, the South Africa pension funds have experienced different phases of growth and development through the implementation of various strategies. According to (OECD 2008, Yermo, 2002) stated that a pension fund is a kind of a legally separated pool of assets that are brought with the contributions to a pension funds for the exclusive purpose of financing pension funds retirement ...

ABSTRACT This study is motivated primarily by the need to enhance capital accumulation from the stock market, being the long term end of the financial system. The efficiency of the stock market is measured using a number of well- known empirical tests. The results indicate that the stock market indeed contributes to economic growth as all variables conformed to expectations with R2 as 0.96 and adjusted R2 as 0.956. There ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The financial system of any financial company provide the catalyst through financial intermediation for productive activities to ensure economic growth and development Olowo (2008). The Nigerian financial sector is undoubtedly the most important in the political economic system because it provides the necessary lubricant that keeps the wheel of the economy turning and it is an engine for economic growth. The sector ...

ABSTRACT This study attempts to investigate the Role of the Stock Market in the Growth of the Nigerian Economy spanning through 1980 – 2010. The broad objective of this work is to ascertain the role of the stock market in output growth in Nigeria using Market Capitalization as a proxy for the stock market taking cognizance of some intervening variables. This was evaluated using OLS Method. It was observed that ...

ABSTRACT This study attempts to investigate the Role of the Stock Market in the Growth of the Nigerian Economy spanning through 1980 – 2010. The broad objective of this work is to ascertain the role of the stock market in output growth in Nigeria using Market Capitalization as a proxy for the stock market taking cognizance of some intervening variables. This was evaluated using OLS Method. It was observed that ...

ABSTRACT This research work investigates the impact of minimum wage fluctuation on growth of Nigeria economy. Determinants of labour market in Nigeria arising from the economic transformation in recent years, and how public policy affects in particular labour market outcomes. The result has shown that increase in minimum wage increase by l unit (1 million), increase real gross domestic product by 0.038million. Similarly, an increase composite consumer price index in ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 THE BACKGROUND OF STUDY Unemployment has been one of the most persistent and un-manageable problems facing all industrial countries of the world. It has been noted as a macroeconomic and social problem. In October 1982, the 13th International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopted a new resolution concerning the statistics of the economically active employment and unemployment, they defined unemployment as persons above a specified age who during ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special education, grade retention, and leaving school prior to high school graduation, which in turns facilitates the growth and performance of schools (Smith, 2002). Factors that affect the growth and performance of ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.1           THE BACKGROUND OF STUDY Unemployment has been one of the most persistent and un-manageable problems facing all industrial countries of the world. It has been noted as a macroeconomic and social problem. In October 1982, the 13th International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopted a new resolution concerning the statistics of the economically active employment and unemployment, they defined unemployment as persons above a specified age who during the reference ...